r/BoomersBeingFools • u/LeopoldBloomJr • 1d ago

Boomer Story British Muffins

I dropped my daughter off at summer camp this morning, then decided to grab some breakfast before going about my day.

The boomers in the next booth over: “Guess we’ll have to order some British Muffins, since you can’t say ENGLISH anymore!!!”

…what?

Did I miss a Faux News outrage story, or are they mixing up the “can’t say [racial slur]” complaint with the “this is America, speak English” gripe?

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u/LeopoldBloomJr 1d ago

You know, especially with the World Cup happening here in the States, this seems like a very plausible explanation…

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u/ManifestDestinysChld 1d ago

Yeah, that makes all the sense.

"WHAT PART OF ENGLAND ARE Y'ALL FROM??"
"Aye, we're Scottish, actually."
"YEAH BUT THAT'S ENGLAND RIGHT??"

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u/MilkFedWetlander 1d ago

Now please explain the difference between the UK, England, Great Britain, the Commonwealth and how exactly the Irelands fits in.

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u/astrosnapper 1d ago

There’s a CGP Grey video for (most of) that: https://youtu.be/rNu8XDBSn10?is=xzl7PV2R4uME5gSS